The more intelligent a woman is, the less likely she is to have children

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From the Times, today

"Satoshi Kanazawa, a researcher at the London School of Economics, has begun positing evidence that the more intelligent women are, the less likely they are to seek offspring. Kanazawa analysed Britain?s National Child Development Study and discovered that high intellect correlated with an early resolve toward, and lifelong pursuit of, childlessness.
Among females, an increase of 15 IQ points decreased the odds of their becoming a mother by a quarter. When he added controls for economics and education, the results were identical: youthful intelligence was a predictor of childlessness."

The article is a bit rubbish, in many ways, not least of which is referring to women who choose to have children as 'breeders'. But it is interesting to read that the latest estimates suggest that a quarter of British women of childbearing age will never have a baby, and by and large, it is the intelligent women who forego children.

Thoughts?

Generally, intelligent successful men pair off with intelligent successful women - the vast majority of my female friends who I went to Cambridge with are all married to men of a similar intelligence/success and age.

Statistically, couples tend to be close to each other in most ways - age, level of education, income, religion (or lack thereof) and even perceived physical attractiveness. There are some men who prefer their women to be much younger or less educated, but these are the type of men to avoid!

In addition, I know hundreds of couples and I don't know any where the man has got to 30/35 and then left his wife for a younger model. I really don't think this happens very much these days.

Same.

I read about this scenario in discussions like this all the time, but I don't think I've ever encountered it in real life. Obviously that's just my experience and certainly not saying it doesn't happen, but like you I question if it's all that common. Plus, as you say, most women want men around their own age, so unless they've got something special to offer, most men will struggle to attract much younger women.